Ivan Roško
Level 2 Valued Member
Hi everyone!
I recently started with S&S with a 16 kg bell. I reached timeless and timed standard without much problem, and wanted to move on to 20 or 24-kilo bell, but there's an issue.
I'm a 6,2, 26 years old, and spent of my youth and most of the puberty swimming and playing water polo (de facto south-Croatia's national sport). It left me with a wide back, shoulders, chest, and long torso, but comparably skinny arms and legs.
TGU is a breeze for me, but two-hands swings leave my lower back feeling funky, and one-arm swings do not. I had lower back issues years back, so I am afraid two-hands swings a heavier bell would bring them back, yet I am not confident to move to instantly to heavier one-arm swings.
I know Pavel mentioned in Joe Rogan Podcast, and I found in some interviews, that mister Mark Reifkind does only OH swings cuz of his lower back, and recommends it to taller people, with long torsos. Would you agree that's a better way to go? Should I ditch the TW swing?
Thank you for any advice!
I recently started with S&S with a 16 kg bell. I reached timeless and timed standard without much problem, and wanted to move on to 20 or 24-kilo bell, but there's an issue.
I'm a 6,2, 26 years old, and spent of my youth and most of the puberty swimming and playing water polo (de facto south-Croatia's national sport). It left me with a wide back, shoulders, chest, and long torso, but comparably skinny arms and legs.
TGU is a breeze for me, but two-hands swings leave my lower back feeling funky, and one-arm swings do not. I had lower back issues years back, so I am afraid two-hands swings a heavier bell would bring them back, yet I am not confident to move to instantly to heavier one-arm swings.
I know Pavel mentioned in Joe Rogan Podcast, and I found in some interviews, that mister Mark Reifkind does only OH swings cuz of his lower back, and recommends it to taller people, with long torsos. Would you agree that's a better way to go? Should I ditch the TW swing?
Thank you for any advice!